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y h heteat of america, 50,000 latino kids turn 18 years of age. 18 equals potential voters. and you know what? they are watching, and they e listening tohat polil leaderare yingndng a not doing. so you know, this is an important issue that i think the president, you know, spoke of it very specifically. they better realize both political parties better realize this is a force not going away and it's only gog to get bigg, asig a,000ew potential voters every month. >> i think the democrats take comfort in the margins that they have with latino voters nationwide looking broadly at that population. but every time you talk to republics about it, they say, , buit sing an there are 21 million people eligible to vote, but we are expecting only 12 million of them to turn out to vote. is there a key to unlockin latino voter entsiasm and turn out in registration? >> sn ane sh not a senator in nevada. let's talk about enthusiasm there and ask harry reid why he continues to be the leader of the senate in this country and who helped him win reelection. and some say it wasn't as much hay re
y h heteat of america, 50,000 latino kids turn 18 years of age. 18 equals potential voters. and you know what? they are watching, and they e listening tohat polil leaderare yingndng a not doing. so you know, this is an important issue that i think the president, you know, spoke of it very specifically. they better realize both political parties better realize this is a force not going away and it's only gog to get bigg, asig a,000ew potential voters every month. >> i think the democrats...
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particularly for latino citizens in america. the study released by the advancement project finds voter suppression laws could disenfranchise ten million e influence of latino voters have grown over the past ten years. the 21 million citizens represent 10% of eligible voters and it's projected this year the number could top5 million voters or just over 12% of the onlie rs basically, the latino vote could play a decisive and major role in this presidential election. in a recent poll of voters finds president obama leading mitt romney 69% to 24%. t th votg por be unat wthood of new republican-led state level voting restriction. the study finds voter purges being enacted in 23 states could affect voter registration and rticipation by latino ti. in fact, in many states the number exceeds the margin of victory, exceeds the margin of victory in the last election 2008. that number could grow. it could grow if these laws aren blocked. colorado and fda, e tw states to watch, they are cited as identifying voters for possible purging by com
particularly for latino citizens in america. the study released by the advancement project finds voter suppression laws could disenfranchise ten million e influence of latino voters have grown over the past ten years. the 21 million citizens represent 10% of eligible voters and it's projected this year the number could top5 million voters or just over 12% of the onlie rs basically, the latino vote could play a decisive and major role in this presidential election. in a recent poll of voters...
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particularly for latino citizens in america. the study released by the ncemt prect ndte sussn laws could disenfranchise ten million latino voters in 2012. the influence of latino voters have grown over the past ten years. the 21 million citizens represent 10% of eligible voters and it's projected this year the number could top 2llion vote or just over 12% of the tion's eligible voters. sicay, lino c play a decisive and major role and it'srocted this year t number could top 25 million vors ostr of nation's eligible voters. basically, the latino vote could play a decisive and major role in this presidential election. in a recent poll of voters finds president obama leading mitt romney 69% to 24%. detaite d oting powehas been new republican-led state level voting restriction. the study finds voter purges being enacted in 23 states could affect voter registration and participation by latino citizens. in fact, in many states the number exceeds the margin of victory, exceeds the margin of victory in the last election 2008. that number
particularly for latino citizens in america. the study released by the ncemt prect ndte sussn laws could disenfranchise ten million latino voters in 2012. the influence of latino voters have grown over the past ten years. the 21 million citizens represent 10% of eligible voters and it's projected this year the number could top 2llion vote or just over 12% of the tion's eligible voters. sicay, lino c play a decisive and major role and it'srocted this year t number could top 25 million vors ostr...
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. >> well, obama for america campaign manager jim ma mess in issued this statement -- "it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half of the american people view themselves as victims entitled to handouts and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their lives. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when you've disdainfully written off half the nation." in a late-night news conference, romney responded. >> well, you know, it's not elegantly stated, let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question, and i'm sure i could state it more clearly and in a more effective way, but it's a message which i'm going to carry and continue to carry, which is, look, the president's approach is attractive to people who are not paying taxes because, frankly, my discussion about lowering taxes isn't as attractive to them. and therefore, i'm not likely to draw them into my campaign as effectively as those who are in the middle. >> let me britain in anne kornbl
. >> well, obama for america campaign manager jim ma mess in issued this statement -- "it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half of the american people view themselves as victims entitled to handouts and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their lives. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when you've disdainfully written off half the nation." in a...
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romney in front of predominantly latino crowds. last night in miami the republican nominee walked out to neil diamond's song "america" and referred to his spanish-speaking son, craig. >> hola. >> romney's got the pandering part down pretty good, but he's still shaky when it comes to policy. romney tried to downplay positions he held during the gop primaries during a forum with the spanish network, univision. romney wouldn't give a straight answer on whether the nation should follow arizona's lead on immigration and offered no specifics on how he would deal with the millions of young people brought here illegally by their parents. >> i said during my primary campaign time and again we're not going to round up 12 million people. our system is not to deport people. we need to provide a long-term solution. >> i mean, in public he's offering no concrete plan for issues facing latinos, yet behind closed doors he jokes, be better off, be easier for him if he'd be one. here's more of the mitt romney at the private fund-raiser back in may.
romney in front of predominantly latino crowds. last night in miami the republican nominee walked out to neil diamond's song "america" and referred to his spanish-speaking son, craig. >> hola. >> romney's got the pandering part down pretty good, but he's still shaky when it comes to policy. romney tried to downplay positions he held during the gop primaries during a forum with the spanish network, univision. romney wouldn't give a straight answer on whether the nation...
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there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there is the united states of america. >> gretchen: that was then. senator barak obama four years before he became president of the united states. the truth is, eight years after he broke on to the scene, americans seemed more polarized and divided than ever. and the question is why? let's ask larry sabato, professor of political science at the university of virginia. good morning, professor. >> good morning, gretchen. hope you're doing well. >> gretchen: we're having a good day. can i ask you that question, why do you believe such a stark change from just eight years ago when we heard the president talk about cohesion? >> gretchen, we do have a liberal america. it's the democratic party. we do have a conservative america. it's the republican party. and that's the answer to your question. we have polarized because our parties have changed dramatically over the years. there are a lot of reasons for it. but essentially, when i was growing up right after the last ice age, the democrats h
there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there is the united states of america. >> gretchen: that was then. senator barak obama four years before he became president of the united states. the truth is, eight years after he broke on to the scene, americans seemed more polarized and divided than ever. and the question is why? let's ask larry sabato, professor of political science at the university of virginia. good morning, professor. >>...
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in america. president obama, from the first time president clinton got elected, it is 20 years later. president obama comes into office -- four years ago, we were sitting here and lehman brothers had not collapsed yet. we were 13 days away from the lehman brothers collapse and our entire financial system being brought to its knees. our economy was shaken to the ground. that has been the issue that is front and center. that is what president obama is focused on. >> right here, please. >> polling is one thing and the other thing is the turnout. i just came out from colorado and you hear people talking about a silent majority. hispanics say they will vote for barack obama, if they vote. but the voter turnout may be very low. is that a problem you're seeing? . -- a turn out operation. we said in 2008 that it would be something that you have never seen. in colorado, the crowd was twice the size. you have some voting groups of people say they are worried about with certain groups, latino voters, young
in america. president obama, from the first time president clinton got elected, it is 20 years later. president obama comes into office -- four years ago, we were sitting here and lehman brothers had not collapsed yet. we were 13 days away from the lehman brothers collapse and our entire financial system being brought to its knees. our economy was shaken to the ground. that has been the issue that is front and center. that is what president obama is focused on. >> right here, please....
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presidents. >> any hurdles in america today. that to me speaks to something that's more subtle that you're getting at. that there is maybe a little bit of a feeling that, well, the advantages are going to people who aren't like us. we got to do something to kind much tamp that. >> let's put empirical evidence on this. i was a tenured professor i'm at tulane now. let's look at it. let's look at people of color in the ivy leagues, which is where elizabeth warren is. these are ivy league new faculty hires from 2003. as you can see, there's a little bit hard to see but the tenure is the green thing. that's the thing you want or the tenure track is the yellow. white men are the big tall green line at the end there. underrepresented minority, yes they are way down -- the little bitty tiny lines over to the left. look, the fact is at this point fewer than one half of 1% of ph.d.s are awarded to native american women. approximate she was looking to gain an advantage in the ivy leagues, she should have told people she was a white man, no
presidents. >> any hurdles in america today. that to me speaks to something that's more subtle that you're getting at. that there is maybe a little bit of a feeling that, well, the advantages are going to people who aren't like us. we got to do something to kind much tamp that. >> let's put empirical evidence on this. i was a tenured professor i'm at tulane now. let's look at it. let's look at people of color in the ivy leagues, which is where elizabeth warren is. these are ivy...
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we have talked about importance or is, from the election in mexico to the interests of latinos in america. in the coming months, abc news and univision will be working more closely together as the two companies get ready to launch a new entertainment network on line this fall. that will have culturally relevant programming. not just news, but politics and entertainment, health, wellness, in english for the fastest- growing demographic in the u.s. in english, 50 million hispanics. >> would you like to start off? >> i probably will. i would like to introduce someone who is a shining star. you have been hearing for weeks and weeks about this young latino mayor from san antonio that would be the keynote speaker at this convention. and he is the first hispanic and a democratic convention. definitely a lot of expectation after in 2004, barack obama became the speaker and then four years later, the president. we want to make sure that we see your hands first. i want to make sure that you are julian castro. that is how you can tell them apart. [applause] it is great to see you. you did a great jo
we have talked about importance or is, from the election in mexico to the interests of latinos in america. in the coming months, abc news and univision will be working more closely together as the two companies get ready to launch a new entertainment network on line this fall. that will have culturally relevant programming. not just news, but politics and entertainment, health, wellness, in english for the fastest- growing demographic in the u.s. in english, 50 million hispanics. >> would...
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black america or a white america, a latino america or asia and america, there is the united states of america. the pundits, the pundits like to sniped our country into red states and blue states, red state for republican, blue state for democrats. i have news for them as well. we worship an awesome god in the blue states and we do not like them pushing around the libraries in the red states. >> the keynote address is a key slot, as we can see from the barack obama state senator speech. the gavel comes down in just a couple of minutes. tonight includes voting on convention rules and the party platform. other speakers tonight include jimmy carter, addressing the delegates to vote -- by video. with an eye on 2016. martin o'malley is making his rounds. he made his first appearance as the mayor of baltimore back in 2004. >> my friends, for this generation of americans to have a rendezvous with destiny, we must choose. we must choose to build a stronger america. we must choose to defend the brave and generous america that our parents and grandparents were courageous enough to choose for us.
black america or a white america, a latino america or asia and america, there is the united states of america. the pundits, the pundits like to sniped our country into red states and blue states, red state for republican, blue state for democrats. i have news for them as well. we worship an awesome god in the blue states and we do not like them pushing around the libraries in the red states. >> the keynote address is a key slot, as we can see from the barack obama state senator speech....
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here is what he said last night. >> four years ago america stood on the brink of a depression despite incredible odds and united republican opposition our president took action and now we've seen 4.5 million new jobs. he knows better than anyone that there is more hard work to do but we're making progress and now, we need to make a choice. it's a choice between a country where the middle class pays more so the millionaires can pay less, or a country where everybody pays their fair share, so we can reduce the deficit and create the jobs of the future. [cheers and applause] martha: here's a bit of fact check on that. the most recent data from 2009 shows that the top 5% pay almost 64% of all income tax in this country and they make up about 26% of all the households in the u.s. and earn an approximate or median of $267,000 a year. bill: one noticeably absent theme from this year's dnc platform, god. in fact, democrats failing to make mention of any higher power this year in its platform. that compares to previous years in the following way. 2008, four years ago, the word god was referenc
here is what he said last night. >> four years ago america stood on the brink of a depression despite incredible odds and united republican opposition our president took action and now we've seen 4.5 million new jobs. he knows better than anyone that there is more hard work to do but we're making progress and now, we need to make a choice. it's a choice between a country where the middle class pays more so the millionaires can pay less, or a country where everybody pays their fair share,...
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america yesterday. and that was a big concern of theirs. and it was amazing how they handled the univision thing because i made my joke about how i don't think he wore -- i think he slammed his face in cumin because then he would get the color benefit and a smell they're used to. >> stephanie: lorain. >> tacos and that kind of stuff. >> stephanie: hi, lorain, welcome. >> caller: bear with me. i have a disability that affects my speech. i love you all. >> thanks. >> caller: my comment is over the outrage over the nfl call and on the same day there was an announcement that ten million latino votes are disenfranchised. i'm wondering wondering where's the outrage over that? >> stephanie: isn't it something. it is when our football -- maybe unions aren't so bad. exactly. >> that's the absurdity of it. it goes back to the caller earlier about the -- the concern for the extrajudicial assassination of a guy who is actually linked to helping al-qaeda in the field. he's not on american soil. it is all -- there ar
america yesterday. and that was a big concern of theirs. and it was amazing how they handled the univision thing because i made my joke about how i don't think he wore -- i think he slammed his face in cumin because then he would get the color benefit and a smell they're used to. >> stephanie: lorain. >> tacos and that kind of stuff. >> stephanie: hi, lorain, welcome. >> caller: bear with me. i have a disability that affects my speech. i love you all. >> thanks....
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when we're talking about the number one issue for latinos, it is the economy. and romney addressed that last night. let's listen and talk about that. >> this is a tough time for america, and i'm convinced that if we take different course, based upon my experience, a course that will reignite america's economy, you're going to see those numbers change. you're going to see people coming out of poverty. you're going to see incomes rising again in america. that's the course that i think we have to take. and by the way, with regards to how i'm confident that that's what can happen, i have a record. i've demonstrate ed my capacityo help the 100%. >> we were hearing about the 47% before, right, ana? now we have 100%. but latino voters, as you very well know, overwhelmingly support president obama. and you know these stats. i'm going to put them up for everybody here. 27% are living in poverty. 10% unemployment in that community. 52% fear deportation for self or a loved one. how can mitt romney sway them to vote for him? >> well, i think, number one, he's got to get la
when we're talking about the number one issue for latinos, it is the economy. and romney addressed that last night. let's listen and talk about that. >> this is a tough time for america, and i'm convinced that if we take different course, based upon my experience, a course that will reignite america's economy, you're going to see those numbers change. you're going to see people coming out of poverty. you're going to see incomes rising again in america. that's the course that i think we...
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you are a latino women. latinos, 50 million plus in america. one of the fastest growing parts of the population we have. as a female, is he doing enough for women and latinos? >> let me talk about being female. people keep talking about the female as if we're a special interest group. we're half of the country. moving women's rights forward and keeping them with the president and moving the country forward, protecting women's rights, whether it's health care or access to health care, education, higher education, the economy, jobs, we have the same concerns that every other american has and so obama has a very, very good record with women. he signed the lilly ledbetter act that gives us equal pay for equal work. he supported small businesses, which many women open up. latinas open up small businesses six times of the national average. and given many tax cuts to small businesses. i find that argument, u.s. a very clear choice for women in the election. >> i know you are catholic and pro choice. when she said there are no exceptions for us, nothin
you are a latino women. latinos, 50 million plus in america. one of the fastest growing parts of the population we have. as a female, is he doing enough for women and latinos? >> let me talk about being female. people keep talking about the female as if we're a special interest group. we're half of the country. moving women's rights forward and keeping them with the president and moving the country forward, protecting women's rights, whether it's health care or access to health care,...